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Originally Posted by 44ever
Maybe they will let girls play soon. I've never seen "destructive behaviour" from TO. Just a guy with a desire to play and win. There are a lot worse players on the field with a more questionable character than TO. Where ever he goes, that team will be better. Payton and TO would be extreamly dangerous. And exciting. As long as he isn't in our lockeroom. I don't care. He's a great football player and very entertaining
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What TO does that is destructive, and it is subtle, is he builds a fast tight camaraderie with the QB and is vocal in his praise at first. This is why he is usually great in his first year. But then, over the next years, rather than being team oriented he becomes self oriented, and thinks he is being excluded. Because of the tightness at first a core group will start seeing it from his point of view (this year it was several receivers and one or 2 defensive guys) and questioning the QB/Coach's commitment to winning (if they aren't getting him the ball they must not be committed to winning). and in the last year(s), his core group really starts to focus around him and his struggles. And by then the distraction is full blown. Also, in the final years the media acts as an enhancer and speeds up the process.
Of course that is just a guess and i could be way off base
03-06-2009, 06:59 PM
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